EP2292127B1 - Coffee machine with mobile brewed drink outlet - Google Patents

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EP2292127B1
EP2292127B1 EP20100173773 EP10173773A EP2292127B1 EP 2292127 B1 EP2292127 B1 EP 2292127B1 EP 20100173773 EP20100173773 EP 20100173773 EP 10173773 A EP10173773 A EP 10173773A EP 2292127 B1 EP2292127 B1 EP 2292127B1
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Siegmund Kramer
Brigitte Meyer
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  • the invention relates to a coffee machine with a housing and arranged on a user facing a front side of the housing, movable between operating positions Brühgetränkeauslass.
  • Brühgetränkeauslässe serve the controlled delivery of produced by the machine coffee or other hot and / or cold drinks in a drinking vessel, for example a coffee cup.
  • a drinking vessel for example a coffee cup.
  • coffee which includes all beverages that are wholly or partly produced or prepared by the coffee, coffee or hot drinks machines, such as coffee, tea, hot milk, milk foam or Mixed drinks from this.
  • coffee cup is generally used for all types of receptacles that can be filled at the coffee machine.
  • the operating positions of the Brühgetränkeauslasses are those positions to understand in which he can deliver a drink as intended in a coffee cup.
  • the DE 10 2006 043 903 B3 describes a brew beverage outlet that is horizontally movable between operating positions. A user can swing the brewed beverage outlet from a first operating position over a first storage area - for example for conventional coffee cups - and a second operating position over a second, lower storage area - for example, for tall glasses, such as latte macchiato - back and forth. There are also known vertically displaceable outlets.
  • W02009130661 discloses a coffee machine with a first and a second unit, wherein the first unit for producing a first beverage, in particular a coffee and the second unit for producing a second beverage, in particular a cappuccino is formed.
  • a centrally located coffee outlet can be moved from a first outlet position, for example towards a coffee cup a second outlet position, for example, be moved in the direction of a cappuccino cup.
  • a user must therefore take into account not only the operation of controls of the coffee machine and the position of the Brühgetränkeauslasses.
  • the height of Outlet for a used coffee cup to be set by mistake too high, so that the coffee from high altitude gets into the cup and splattered.
  • the coffee can be inadvertently dispensed not into the cup but onto the shelf because the cup was mistakenly placed on the other shelf.
  • This object is achieved in the coffee machine mentioned above by a coupled to the Brühgetränkeauslass actuator through which the Brühgetränkeauslass is adjustable in response to a control signal from a first operating position in at least a second operating position.
  • the actuator thus spends the Brühgetränkeauslass when needed, which is indicated by a control signal, automatically from a first operating position at least in a second, without the user would have to act for it.
  • the invention thus turns away from the requirement of manual adjustment of Brühgetränkeauslasses. Rather, it pursues the principle that no longer the user of the coffee machine must make the movement of the Brühgetränkeauslasses, but the coffee machine takes him this step.
  • the actuator can convey the outlet not only in two, but possibly in a variety of operating positions.
  • the actuator can adjust the positions of the brewed beverage outlet both stepwise and continuously. It is used in all cases of the automatic mobility of the outlet, whereby a user is spared the possibly error-prone independent adjustment of the outlet. Such a construction therefore increases the comfort and value of a coffee machine considerably. Because the development is going to reduce the operating manipulations of a user to maximize ease of use. The invention thus closes here a crucial gap in terms of the operation of a movable Brühgetränkeauslasses, so that a user ultimately only set up his coffee cup suitable and must choose the desired drink. Already so that the need-based position of Brühgetränkeauslasses be determined.
  • the control of the actuator takes place in dependence on a selected preparation function of the coffee machine.
  • the user selects, for example, by pressing a button his drink request from the machine, which then prepares the desired drink.
  • the control in which the control signal is derived from the preparation function, guarantees that the actuator always moves the brewed beverage outlet in the correct operating position for the selected preparation function. As a result, operating errors can be avoided very effectively, since the Brühgetränkeauslass is automatically positioned correctly and without further action by a user depending on his desire to prepare.
  • the coffee machine according to the invention may also have one or more detection devices for detecting the operating positions of the Brühgetränkeauslasses.
  • the coffee machine on the basis of a signal of the detection device adjusts whether a movement of the Brühgetränkeauslasses is necessary by the actuator or he has already taken his correct position after a previous preparation process.
  • a control signal for activating the actuator is derived, in the latter case such a control signal is suppressed.
  • a control of the actuator depending on a location and / or a size measure of a coffee cup can be provided on a storage area of the coffee machine.
  • the control signal is preferably based on recognition by a further recognition device in the form of a cup size and / or position detection. If there are several cup options, the detection device can detect the current location of a cup and control the position of the brewed beverage outlet accordingly. Additionally or alternatively, the height of the used drinking vessel can be detected in order to avoid a collision of the Brühgetränkeauslasses with the drinking vessel. This ensures that the position of the brewed beverage outlet is optimally adjusted to the coffee cup.
  • This control or detection prevents possible operating errors that occur in a manual or semi-automatic movement of Brühgetränkeauslasses can. It is also very practical and gives a special impression of the value of the coffee machine in addition to the increased ease of use.
  • a control of the actuator in response to a separate user input as a control signal for example, a command input by pressing a button, take place.
  • This control of the actuator may be provided as an alternative or in addition to the aforementioned control depending on his desire to prepare.
  • the user can thus actively choose a particular operating position of the Brühgetränkeauslasses, for example, because he has only a larger coffee cup in stock than that which would actually be provided for a preparation function. He can then define the operating position of the Brühgetränkeauslasses itself with a user command and activate the actuator directly or separately and independently of a selected preparation function.
  • the Brühgetränkeauslass between operating positions is horizontally and vertically movable.
  • the actuator according to the invention is particularly advantageous in coffee machines with a horizontal mobility of the Brühgetränkeauslasses between the operating positions. Because there are the different operating positions of Brühgetränkeauslasses also assigned different locations for the coffee cup to be filled. If misused, the coffee would be spilled.
  • the actuator according to the invention moves the Brühgetränkeauslass on the correct footprint, which can also be displayed at the same time, where a coffee cup should be turned off to be filled next. In addition to the pure motion function, the actuator thus also fulfills a type of display function for a user.
  • the movement of the brewed beverage outlet to a specific operating position indicates to the user, in a vertical movement, which cup size to use. In a horizontal movement, she signals where to put a cup.
  • Such a display is therefore also in a vertically adjustable Brühgetränkauslass advantage because the coffee beverage could spill in an incorrect operation.
  • the advantages of the invention come out much better for horizontally movable Brühgetränkeauslässen to advantage, because there the coffee beverage would be completely spilled.
  • the horizontal mobility of the Brühgetränkeauslasses can be implemented by different kinematics.
  • the outlet may be horizontally displaceable, for example on a horizontal rail. This construction requires a small footprint for the movement of the Brühgetränkeauslasses.
  • the outlet may be mounted to the joints of a parallel link.
  • the outlet can be arranged to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, for example by about 90 to 180 degrees. This construction option allows at least two sensible operating positions.
  • the Brühgetränkeauslass is pivotable about a vertical axis.
  • the outlet can therefore be folded back and forth between more than two operating positions.
  • This variant requires the least technical effort and has already proven to be particularly stable in the embodiment without actuator for carrying out the horizontal movement.
  • the coffee machine according to the invention has a motor, preferably an electromotive actuator.
  • An electric motor can be operated without much additional effort in the coffee machine, since the electrical supply for this already exists anyway. Electric motors are well suited for this application because they are precise and controlled controllable. They can be combined with a shutdown, if they oppose a certain resistance, and thus prevent damage to the coffee machine or injury to the user.
  • the coffee machine on a spring-based actuator may be manually biased and held under tension by a latching mechanism until released.
  • a manual bias can also be done a motor.
  • the advantage of a spring mechanism lies in the fact that it consumes no electricity.
  • its installation usually requires only a small footprint.
  • the movement caused by the spring force can be adjusted by suitable damping elements in addition, so that a well-controlled movement can be achieved.
  • the actuator may comprise a bimetallic element, for example a bimetallic wire or sheet.
  • Bimetal elements are also understood to mean those elements of material combinations which are not or only partially metallic, but in which the bimetallic effect occurs. It manifests itself in a change in the shape of a component, which consists of two layers of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion, which are materially or positively connected. Heating can be achieved with little technical effort by a current flow of a conductive bimetallic element. An actuator based on it is likely to have the least amount of padding requirements.
  • a bimetallic element may form the actuator itself or serve as part of the actuator, for example, to bias a spring or to lock and / or detent.
  • FIG. 1 shows a coffee machine 1 according to the invention according to a first embodiment
  • the housing 3 comprises a front side 5, a top side embedded bean container 13, a laterally adjacent water reservoir 15 and an operating element 11.
  • a milk foam nozzle 9 and a Brühgetränkeauslass 7 are attached in the front 5 .
  • the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 and the milk foam nozzle 9 are located above shelves 17a, 17b, on which beverage containers such as coffee cups or latte macchiato glasses are placed in operation.
  • the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 is on the one hand attached to the housing 3, that it moves vertically up or down and its height so that the height of a coffee cup to be placed below (not shown) can be adjusted.
  • the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 about an axis R, which is parallel to the vertical orientation of the front side 5 of the housing 3, pivotally mounted. It can be pivoted from a first operating position above the shelf 17a to a second operating position above the shelf 17b, which is mounted slightly lower than the shelf 17a. In the first operating position of the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 from such coffee drinks, which are not refined by ingredients from the coffee machine, such as filter coffee.
  • the coffee machine 1 is equipped to move the Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 from the first operating position to the second operating position in the region of the suspension of Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 on the housing 3 with an actuator, for example in the form of an electric motor 19.
  • the electric motor 19 performs a rotational movement about the axis R. Its rotational movement can be controlled, for example, depending on a beverage choice that indicates a user using the control element 11. Characterized in that the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 is automatically guided by means of the electric motor 19 in the operating position in which should be in accordance with the beverage choice a coffee cup, a user is displayed, where he should put his cup for filling.
  • Other ways of controlling the electric motor 19 are by a direct request of the user on the control element 11 or in response to the detection of a position of a coffee cup.
  • the electric motor 19 can be used with suitable positioning in the coffee machine 1 in addition to the horizontal movement or alternatively, to be able to move the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 up or down to achieve the optimum outlet height with respect to a coffee cup to be filled. This can for example - be realized by using a suitable transmission in the housing 3 and / or in Brühgetränkeauslass 7 - in a combination of horizontal and vertical movement.
  • a second actuator may serve to enable the vertical adjustability of the Brühgetränkeauslasses 7.
  • FIG. 2 shows a coffee machine 1 according to the invention according to a second embodiment.
  • the actuator is designed here in the form of a spring 21, namely a coil spring.
  • the spring 21 causes as the electric motor 19 in the previous figure, a rotational movement about the axis R, but of course only in one direction, namely from the illustrated first operating position on the shelf 17a in the second operating position on the shelf 17b.
  • the Brühgetränkeauslass 7, for example moved manually, whereby at the same time the spring 21 is biased again and finally locked in an end position corresponding to the first operating position. Their unlatching in turn causes the rotary motion already described.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kaffeeautomaten mit einem Gehäuse und einem an einer einem Benutzer zugewandten Frontseite des Gehäuses angeordneten, zwischen Betriebspositionen bewegbaren Brühgetränkeauslass.The invention relates to a coffee machine with a housing and arranged on a user facing a front side of the housing, movable between operating positions Brühgetränkeauslass.

Brühgetränkeauslässe dienen der kontrollierten Abgabe von durch den Automaten produzierten Kaffee- bzw. anderen Heiß- und/oder Kaltgetränken in ein Trinkgefäß, zum Beispiel eine Kaffeetasse. Im Folgenden soll der Einfachheit halber stets von Kaffee die Rede sein, wobei hierunter alle Getränke gezählt werden, die ganz oder teilweise durch den Kaffee-, Kaffeevoll- bzw. Heißgetränkeautomaten hergestellt oder aufbereitet werden, wie beispielsweise Kaffee, Tee, heiße Milch, Milchschaum oder Mischgetränke hieraus. Ebenso wird pauschal der Begriff Kaffeetasse für alle Arten von Aufnahmegefäßen verwendet, die am Kaffeeautomaten befüllt werden können. Als Betriebspositionen des Brühgetränkeauslasses sind diejenigen Positionen zu verstehen, in denen er ein Getränk bestimmungsgemäß in eine Kaffeetasse abgeben kann.Brühgetränkeauslässe serve the controlled delivery of produced by the machine coffee or other hot and / or cold drinks in a drinking vessel, for example a coffee cup. In the following, for the sake of simplicity, there will always be talk of coffee, which includes all beverages that are wholly or partly produced or prepared by the coffee, coffee or hot drinks machines, such as coffee, tea, hot milk, milk foam or Mixed drinks from this. Likewise, the term coffee cup is generally used for all types of receptacles that can be filled at the coffee machine. The operating positions of the Brühgetränkeauslasses are those positions to understand in which he can deliver a drink as intended in a coffee cup.

Brühgetränkeauslässe von Kaffeeautomaten sind häufig bewegbar ausgebildet. Denn Kaffeetassen - je nach gewünschter Kaffeeart wie beispielsweise Espresso oder Latte Macchiato - können sich in ihrer Größe stark voneinander unterscheiden. Daher wird der Brühgetränkeauslass der Größe der jeweiligen Kaffeetasse entsprechend positioniert. Die DE 10 2006 043 903 B3 beschreibt einen Brühgetränkeauslass, der horizontal zwischen Betriebspositionen bewegbar ist. Ein Nutzer kann den Brühgetränkeauslass von einer ersten Betriebsposition über einer ersten Abstellfläche - beispielsweise für herkömmliche Kaffeetassen - und einer zweiten Betriebsposition über einer zweiten, tiefer liegenden Abstellfläche - beispielsweise für hohe Gläser, etwa für Latte Macchiato - hin- und herschwenken. Es sind auch vertikal verschiebbare Auslässe bekannt.Brühgetränkeauslässe of coffee machines are often designed to be movable. Because coffee cups - depending on the desired type of coffee such as espresso or latte macchiato - can vary greatly in size from each other. Therefore, the Brühgetränkeauslass the size of the respective coffee cup is positioned accordingly. The DE 10 2006 043 903 B3 describes a brew beverage outlet that is horizontally movable between operating positions. A user can swing the brewed beverage outlet from a first operating position over a first storage area - for example for conventional coffee cups - and a second operating position over a second, lower storage area - for example, for tall glasses, such as latte macchiato - back and forth. There are also known vertically displaceable outlets.

W02009130661 offenbart eine Kaffeemaschine mit einer ersten und einer zweiten Einheit, wobei die erste Einheit zur Herstellung eines ersten Getränks, insbesondere eines Kaffees und die zweite Einheit zur Herstellung eines zweiten Getränks, insbesondere eines Cappuccios ausgebildet ist. Ein zentral angeordneter Kaffeeauslass kann von einer ersten Auslassposition, beispielsweise in Richtung einer Kaffeetasse in eine zweite Auslassposition, beispielsweise in Richtung einer Cappucciontasse bewegt werden. W02009130661 discloses a coffee machine with a first and a second unit, wherein the first unit for producing a first beverage, in particular a coffee and the second unit for producing a second beverage, in particular a cappuccino is formed. A centrally located coffee outlet can be moved from a first outlet position, for example towards a coffee cup a second outlet position, for example, be moved in the direction of a cappuccino cup.

Ein Benutzer muss also neben der Bedienung von Bedienelementen des Kaffeeautomaten auch die Stellung des Brühgetränkeauslasses berücksichtigen. Dabei kann beispielsweise bei einem vertikal verschiebbaren Brühgetränkeauslass die Höhe des Auslasses für eine verwendete Kaffeetasse versehentlich zu hoch eingestellt sein, so dass der Kaffee aus großer Höhe in die Tasse gelangt und verspritzt. Bei einem horizontal verstellbaren Auslass kann der Kaffee versehentlich nicht in die Tasse, sondern auf die Abstellfläche abgegeben werden, weil die Tasse irrtümlich auf der anderen Abstellfläche abgestellt wurde.A user must therefore take into account not only the operation of controls of the coffee machine and the position of the Brühgetränkeauslasses. In this case, for example, in a vertically displaceable Brühgetränkeauslass the height of Outlet for a used coffee cup to be set by mistake too high, so that the coffee from high altitude gets into the cup and splattered. In the case of a horizontally adjustable outlet, the coffee can be inadvertently dispensed not into the cup but onto the shelf because the cup was mistakenly placed on the other shelf.

Davon ausgehend, ist es Aufgabe der Erfindung, einen verbesserten Kaffeeautomaten bereitzustellen, der einen höheren Komfort bei der Bedienung des Brühgetränkeauslasses aufweist und bei dem Fehlbedienungen ausgeschlossen sind.On this basis, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved coffee machine, which has a higher comfort in the operation of the Brühgetränkeauslasses and are excluded in the incorrect operation.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei dem eingangs genannten Kaffeeautomaten durch einen mit dem Brühgetränkeauslass gekoppelten Aktuator gelöst, durch den der Brühgetränkeauslass in Abhängigkeit von einem Steuersignal von einer ersten Betriebsposition in mindestens eine zweite Betriebsposition verstellbar ist. Der Aktuator verbringt also den Brühgetränkeauslass bei Bedarf, der durch ein Steuersignal angezeigt wird, selbsttätig von einer ersten Betriebsposition zumindest in eine zweite, ohne dass der Benutzer dafür tätig werden müsste. Die Erfindung wendet sich also ab von dem Erfordernis einer manuellen Verstellung des Brühgetränkeauslasses. Sie verfolgt vielmehr das Prinzip, dass nicht mehr der Benutzer des Kaffeeautomaten die Bewegung des Brühgetränkeauslasses vornehmen muss, sondern der Kaffeeautomat ihm diesen Bedienungsschritt abnimmt. Dabei kann der Aktuator den Auslass nicht nur in zwei, sondern gegebenenfalls in eine Vielzahl von Betriebspositionen befördern.This object is achieved in the coffee machine mentioned above by a coupled to the Brühgetränkeauslass actuator through which the Brühgetränkeauslass is adjustable in response to a control signal from a first operating position in at least a second operating position. The actuator thus spends the Brühgetränkeauslass when needed, which is indicated by a control signal, automatically from a first operating position at least in a second, without the user would have to act for it. The invention thus turns away from the requirement of manual adjustment of Brühgetränkeauslasses. Rather, it pursues the principle that no longer the user of the coffee machine must make the movement of the Brühgetränkeauslasses, but the coffee machine takes him this step. In this case, the actuator can convey the outlet not only in two, but possibly in a variety of operating positions.

Der Aktuator kann die Positionen des Brühgetränkeauslasses sowohl schrittweise als auch stufenlos verstellen. Er dient in allen Fällen der automatischen Bewegbarkeit des Auslasses, wodurch einem Benutzer das unter Umständen fehleranfällige eigenständige Verstellen des Auslasses erspart wird. Eine derartige Konstruktion erhöht daher Komfort und Wertigkeit eines Kaffeeautomaten erheblich. Denn die Entwicklung geht dahin, Bedienhandgriffe eines Benutzers zu reduzieren, um den Bedienkomfort zu maximieren. Die Erfindung schließt hier also eine entscheidende Lücke hinsichtlich der Betätigung eines bewegbaren Brühgetränkeauslasses, so dass ein Benutzer letztlich nur noch seine Kaffeetasse geeignet aufstellen und das gewünschte Getränk wählen muss. Schon damit kann die bedarfsgemäße Stellung des Brühgetränkeauslasses bestimmt sein.The actuator can adjust the positions of the brewed beverage outlet both stepwise and continuously. It is used in all cases of the automatic mobility of the outlet, whereby a user is spared the possibly error-prone independent adjustment of the outlet. Such a construction therefore increases the comfort and value of a coffee machine considerably. Because the development is going to reduce the operating manipulations of a user to maximize ease of use. The invention thus closes here a crucial gap in terms of the operation of a movable Brühgetränkeauslasses, so that a user ultimately only set up his coffee cup suitable and must choose the desired drink. Already so that the need-based position of Brühgetränkeauslasses be determined.

Nach einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung des Kaffeeautomaten erfolgt die Steuerung des Aktuators in Abhängigkeit von einer gewählten Zubereitungsfunktion des Kaffeeautomaten. Der Benutzer wählt dazu beispielsweise per Tastendruck seinen Getränkewunsch am Automaten aus, der daraufhin das wunschgemäße Getränk zubereitet. Die Steuerung, in der das Steuersignal von der Zubereitungsfunktion abgeleitet wird, garantiert, dass der Aktuator den Brühgetränkeauslass immer in der für die gewählte Zubereitungsfunktion korrekten Betriebsposition bewegt. Dadurch können Bedienungsfehler sehr effektiv vermieden werden, da der Brühgetränkeauslass automatisch und ohne weiteres Zutun eines Benutzers in Abhängigkeit seines Zubereitungswunsches korrekt positioniert wird.According to an advantageous embodiment of the coffee machine, the control of the actuator takes place in dependence on a selected preparation function of the coffee machine. The user selects, for example, by pressing a button his drink request from the machine, which then prepares the desired drink. The control, in which the control signal is derived from the preparation function, guarantees that the actuator always moves the brewed beverage outlet in the correct operating position for the selected preparation function. As a result, operating errors can be avoided very effectively, since the Brühgetränkeauslass is automatically positioned correctly and without further action by a user depending on his desire to prepare.

Der erfindungsgemäße Kaffeeautomat kann außerdem über eine oder mehrere Erkennungsvorrichtungen zur Erkennung der Betriebspositionen des Brühgetränkeauslasses verfügen. So kann erreicht werden, dass der Kaffeeautomat auf Basis eines Signals der Erkennungsvorrichtung abgleicht, ob eine Bewegung des Brühgetränkeauslasses durch den Aktuator notwendig ist oder er nach einem vorhergehenden Zubereitungsvorgang schon seine korrekte Position eingenommen hat. Im ersten Fall wird ein Steuersignal zur Aktivierung des Aktuators abgeleitet, im letzten Fall wird ein solches Steuersignal unterdrückt.The coffee machine according to the invention may also have one or more detection devices for detecting the operating positions of the Brühgetränkeauslasses. Thus, it can be achieved that the coffee machine on the basis of a signal of the detection device adjusts whether a movement of the Brühgetränkeauslasses is necessary by the actuator or he has already taken his correct position after a previous preparation process. In the first case, a control signal for activating the actuator is derived, in the latter case such a control signal is suppressed.

Alternativ oder ergänzend hierzu kann nach einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung eine Steuerung des Aktuators in Abhängigkeit von einem Standort und/oder einem Größenmaß einer Kaffeetasse auf einer Abstellfläche des Kaffeeautomaten vorgesehen sein. Das Steuersignal basiert dabei vorzugsweise auf einer Erkennung durch eine weitere Erkennungsvorrichtung in Form einer Tassengrößen- und/oder - positionserkennung. Bei mehreren Aufstellmöglichkeiten für Tassen kann die Erkennungsvorrichtung den aktuellen Standort einer Tasse feststellen und die Position des Brühgetränkeauslasses entsprechend steuern. Zusätzlich oder alternativ kann die Höhe des benutzten Trinkgefäßes detektiert werden, um eine Kollision des Brühgetränkeauslasses mit dem Trinkgefäß zu vermeiden. Damit wird sichergestellt, dass die Position des Brühgetränkeauslasses optimal auf die Kaffeetasse eingestellt ist. Auch diese Steuerung bzw. Erkennung verhindert mögliche Bedienfehler, die bei einer manuellen oder halbautomatischen Bewegung des Brühgetränkeauslasses auftreten können. Sie ist zudem sehr praktisch und vermittelt einen besonderen Eindruck der Wertigkeit des Kaffeeautomaten zusätzlich zum erhöhten Bedienkomfort.Alternatively or additionally, according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a control of the actuator depending on a location and / or a size measure of a coffee cup can be provided on a storage area of the coffee machine. The control signal is preferably based on recognition by a further recognition device in the form of a cup size and / or position detection. If there are several cup options, the detection device can detect the current location of a cup and control the position of the brewed beverage outlet accordingly. Additionally or alternatively, the height of the used drinking vessel can be detected in order to avoid a collision of the Brühgetränkeauslasses with the drinking vessel. This ensures that the position of the brewed beverage outlet is optimally adjusted to the coffee cup. This control or detection prevents possible operating errors that occur in a manual or semi-automatic movement of Brühgetränkeauslasses can. It is also very practical and gives a special impression of the value of the coffee machine in addition to the increased ease of use.

Nach einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltungsform der Erfindung kann eine Steuerung des Aktuators in Abhängigkeit von einer separaten Benutzereingabe als Steuersignal, beispielsweise einer Befehlseingabe durch Tastendruck, erfolgen. Diese Steuerung des Aktuators kann alternativ oder ergänzend zu der vorgenannten Steuerung in Abhängigkeit seines Zubereitungswunsches vorgesehen sein. Der Benutzer kann damit aktiv eine bestimmte Betriebsposition des Brühgetränkeauslasses wählen, beispielsweise, weil er nur eine größere Kaffeetasse vorrätig hat als diejenige, die eigentlich für eine Zubereitungsfunktion vorgesehen wäre. Er kann dann mit einem Benutzerbefehl die Betriebsposition des Brühgetränkeauslasses selbst definieren und den Aktuator direkt bzw. separat und unabhängig von einer gewählten Zubereitungsfunktion aktivieren.According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a control of the actuator in response to a separate user input as a control signal, for example, a command input by pressing a button, take place. This control of the actuator may be provided as an alternative or in addition to the aforementioned control depending on his desire to prepare. The user can thus actively choose a particular operating position of the Brühgetränkeauslasses, for example, because he has only a larger coffee cup in stock than that which would actually be provided for a preparation function. He can then define the operating position of the Brühgetränkeauslasses itself with a user command and activate the actuator directly or separately and independently of a selected preparation function.

Erfindungsgemäß ist der Brühgetränkeauslass zwischen Betriebspositionen horizontal und vertikal bewegbar. Der erfindungsgemäße Aktuator ist insbesondere bei Kaffeeautomaten mit einer horizontalen Bewegbarkeit des Brühgetränkeauslasses zwischen den Betriebspositionen von Vorteil. Denn dort sind den unterschiedlichen Betriebspositionen des Brühgetränkeauslasses auch unterschiedliche Aufstellorte für die zu befüllende Kaffeetasse zugeordnet. Bei einer Fehlbedienung würde der Kaffee verschüttet. Der erfindungsgemäße Aktuator bewegt den Brühgetränkeauslass über die korrekte Aufstellfläche, wodurch auch gleichzeitig angezeigt werden kann, wo eine Kaffeetasse abgestellt werden soll, um als nächste befüllt zu werden. Neben der reinen Bewegungsfunktion erfüllt der Aktuator also auch eine Art Anzeigefunktion für einen Benutzer. Die Bewegung des Brühgetränkeauslasses in eine bestimmte Betriebsposition zeigt dem Benutzer bei einer vertikalen Bewegung an, welche Tassengröße zu verwenden ist. Bei einer horizontalen Bewegung signalisiert sie, wohin eine Tasse zu stellen ist. Eine solche Anzeige ist also auch bei einem vertikal verstellbaren Brühgetränkeauslass von Vorteil, weil das Kaffeegetränk bei einer Fehlbedienung verspritzen könnte. Die Vorzüge der Erfindung kommen jedoch bei horizontal bewegbaren Brühgetränkeauslässen noch deutlich besser zur Geltung, weil dort das Kaffeegetränk vollständig verschüttet würde.According to the invention the Brühgetränkeauslass between operating positions is horizontally and vertically movable. The actuator according to the invention is particularly advantageous in coffee machines with a horizontal mobility of the Brühgetränkeauslasses between the operating positions. Because there are the different operating positions of Brühgetränkeauslasses also assigned different locations for the coffee cup to be filled. If misused, the coffee would be spilled. The actuator according to the invention moves the Brühgetränkeauslass on the correct footprint, which can also be displayed at the same time, where a coffee cup should be turned off to be filled next. In addition to the pure motion function, the actuator thus also fulfills a type of display function for a user. The movement of the brewed beverage outlet to a specific operating position indicates to the user, in a vertical movement, which cup size to use. In a horizontal movement, she signals where to put a cup. Such a display is therefore also in a vertically adjustable Brühgetränkauslass advantage because the coffee beverage could spill in an incorrect operation. The advantages of the invention, however, come out much better for horizontally movable Brühgetränkeauslässen to advantage, because there the coffee beverage would be completely spilled.

Die horizontalen Bewegbarkeit des Brühgetränkeauslasses kann durch verschiedene Kinematiken umgesetzt werden. Der Auslass kann horizontal verschiebbar sein, zum Beispiel auf einer horizontal verlaufenden Schiene. Diese Konstruktion erfordert einen geringen Platzbedarf für die Bewegung des Brühgetränkeauslasses. Alternativ dazu kann der Auslass an den Gelenken eines Parallellenkers montiert sein. Schließlich kann der Auslass um eine horizontale Achse beispielsweise um etwa 90 bis 180 Grad verdrehbar angeordnet sein. Diese Konstruktionsmöglichkeit erlaubt mindestens zwei sinnvolle Betriebspositionen.The horizontal mobility of the Brühgetränkeauslasses can be implemented by different kinematics. The outlet may be horizontally displaceable, for example on a horizontal rail. This construction requires a small footprint for the movement of the Brühgetränkeauslasses. Alternatively, the outlet may be mounted to the joints of a parallel link. Finally, the outlet can be arranged to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, for example by about 90 to 180 degrees. This construction option allows at least two sensible operating positions.

Besonders bevorzugt ist der Brühgetränkeauslass um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbar. Der Auslass kann also zwischen mehr als zwei Betriebspositionen hin- und hergeklappt werden. Diese Variante erfordert den technisch geringsten Aufwand und hat sich bereits in der Ausführung ohne Aktuator zur Durchführung der horizontalen Bewegung als besonders stabil herausgestellt. Zudem ist es sehr einfach, einen horizontal um eine vertikale Achse verschwenkbaren Brühgetränkeauslass mittels eines Aktuators zu bewegen. Es genügt hierzu eine Drehbewegung des Aktuators, wie sie von den meisten Aktuatoren ohnehin auch ohne Richtungsumwandlung bereitgestellt wird.Particularly preferably, the Brühgetränkeauslass is pivotable about a vertical axis. The outlet can therefore be folded back and forth between more than two operating positions. This variant requires the least technical effort and has already proven to be particularly stable in the embodiment without actuator for carrying out the horizontal movement. In addition, it is very easy to move a horizontally pivotable about a vertical axis Brühgetränkauslass by means of an actuator. It suffices for this purpose a rotational movement of the actuator, as provided by most actuators anyway without directional conversion.

Nach einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltungsform weist der erfindungsgemäße Kaffeeautomat einen motorischen, bevorzugt einen elektromotorischen Aktuator auf. Ein Elektromotor ist ohne größeren Zusatzaufwand im Kaffeeautomaten zu betreiben, da die elektrische Versorgung hierfür ohnehin bereits vorhanden ist. Elektrische Motoren sind für diesen Anwendungsbereich gut geeignet, weil sie präzise und kontrolliert steuerbar sind. Sie können mit einer Abschaltung kombiniert werden, falls sich ihnen ein bestimmter Widerstand entgegenstellt, und so einer Beschädigung des Kaffeeautomaten oder der Verletzung des Benutzers vorbeugen.According to a further advantageous embodiment, the coffee machine according to the invention has a motor, preferably an electromotive actuator. An electric motor can be operated without much additional effort in the coffee machine, since the electrical supply for this already exists anyway. Electric motors are well suited for this application because they are precise and controlled controllable. They can be combined with a shutdown, if they oppose a certain resistance, and thus prevent damage to the coffee machine or injury to the user.

Nach einer alternativen Ausgestaltungsform der Erfindung weist der Kaffeeautomat einen federbasierten Aktuator auf. Eine oder mehrere Federn als Aktuator(en) können beispielsweise manuell vorgespannt und mittels eines Einrastmechanismus unter Spannung gehalten werden bis sie freigegeben werden. Statt einer manuellen Vorspannung kann auch eine motorische erfolgen. Der Vorteil eines Federmechanismus liegt vor allem darin, dass er keinen Strom verbraucht. Zudem erfordert sein Einbau in der Regel nur einen geringen Platzbedarf. Die durch die Federkraft hervorgerufene Bewegung kann durch geeignete Dämpfungselemente zusätzlich eingestellt werden, so dass eine ebenfalls gut kontrollierte Bewegung erzielt werden kann.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the coffee machine on a spring-based actuator. For example, one or more springs as the actuator (s) may be manually biased and held under tension by a latching mechanism until released. Instead of a manual bias can also be done a motor. The advantage of a spring mechanism lies in the fact that it consumes no electricity. In addition, its installation usually requires only a small footprint. The movement caused by the spring force can be adjusted by suitable damping elements in addition, so that a well-controlled movement can be achieved.

Nach einer weiteren alternativen Ausgestaltungsform der Erfindung kann der Aktuator ein Bimetallelement umfassen, beispielsweise ein Bimetalldraht oder -blech. Unter Bimetallelementen werden auch solche Elemente aus Materialkombinationen verstanden, die nicht oder nur teilweise metallisch sind, bei denen aber der Bimetalleffekt auftritt. Er äußert sich in einer Veränderung der Form eines Bauteils, das aus zwei Schichten unterschiedlicher Materialien mit unterschiedlichem Wärmeausdehnungskoeffizient besteht, die miteinander stoff- oder formschlüssig verbunden sind. Eine Erwärmung kann mit geringem technischem Aufwand durch einen Stromdurchfluss eines leitenden Bimetallelements erzielt werden. Ein darauf beruhender Aktuator dürfte die geringsten Patzanforderungen haben.According to a further alternative embodiment of the invention, the actuator may comprise a bimetallic element, for example a bimetallic wire or sheet. Bimetal elements are also understood to mean those elements of material combinations which are not or only partially metallic, but in which the bimetallic effect occurs. It manifests itself in a change in the shape of a component, which consists of two layers of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion, which are materially or positively connected. Heating can be achieved with little technical effort by a current flow of a conductive bimetallic element. An actuator based on it is likely to have the least amount of padding requirements.

Ein Bimetallelement kann den Aktuator selbst bilden oder auch als Teil des Aktuators beispielsweise dazu dienen, eine Feder vorzuspannen oder zu ver- und/oder zu entrasten. Als elektrisch betriebener Aktuator ist er einfach ansteuerbar und gut kontrollierbar.A bimetallic element may form the actuator itself or serve as part of the actuator, for example, to bias a spring or to lock and / or detent. As an electrically driven actuator, it is easy to control and easy to control.

Das Prinzip der Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand einer Zeichnung beispielshalber noch näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

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Figur 1 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen Kaffeevollautomaten 1 gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform, dessen Gehäuse 3 eine Frontseite 5, einen oberseitig eingebetteten Bohnenbehälter 13, ein seitlich danebenliegendes Wasserreservoir 15 sowie ein Bedienelement 11 umfasst. In der Frontseite 5 sind eine Milchschaumdüse 9 und ein Brühgetränkeauslass 7 angebracht. Der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 und die Milchschaumdüse 9 befinden sich oberhalb von Abstellflächen 17a, 17b, auf denen im Betrieb Getränkebehälter wie Kaffeetassen oder Latte-Macchiato-Gläser platziert werden. FIG. 1 shows a coffee machine 1 according to the invention according to a first embodiment, the housing 3 comprises a front side 5, a top side embedded bean container 13, a laterally adjacent water reservoir 15 and an operating element 11. In the front 5 a milk foam nozzle 9 and a Brühgetränkeauslass 7 are attached. The Brühgetränkeauslass 7 and the milk foam nozzle 9 are located above shelves 17a, 17b, on which beverage containers such as coffee cups or latte macchiato glasses are placed in operation.

Der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 ist einerseits so am Gehäuse 3 angebracht, dass er vertikal nach oben oder unten bewegt und seine Höhe damit der Höhe einer darunter zu platzierenden Kaffeeetasse (nicht dargestellt) angepasst werden kann. Andererseits ist der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 um eine Achse R, die parallel zur vertikalen Ausrichtung der Frontseite 5 des Gehäuses 3 liegt, schwenkbar angeordnet. Er kann aus einer ersten Betriebsposition oberhalb der Abstellfläche 17a in eine zweite Betriebsposition oberhalb der Abstellfläche 17b geschwenkt werden, die etwas niedriger angebracht ist als die Abstellfläche 17a. In der ersten Betriebsposition gibt der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 solche Kaffeegetränke aus, die nicht durch Zutaten aus der Kaffeemaschine veredelt werden, beispielsweise Filterkaffee. Durch das horizontale Schwenken des Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 über die Abstellfläche 17b wird der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 in die zweite Betriebsposition angrenzend an die Milchschaumdüse 9 bewegt. In dieser Stellung werden solche Kaffeegetränke ausgegeben, die eine Zutatenkomposition von Kaffee mit Milchschaum vorsehen. Denn wegen der niedriger gelegenen Abstellfläche 17b kann insbesondere ein hohes Latte-Macchiato-Glas unterhalb der Milchschaumdüse 9 abgestellt werden und durch den Brühgetränkeauslass 7 Kaffee sowie durch die Milchschaumdüse 9 Milchschaum zeitgleich oder aufeinander folgend in das Latte-Macchiato-Glas abgegeben werden. Dabei kann der Kaffeevollautomat 1 gemäß vordefinierten Programmen verschiedene Kaffeezubereitungsarten anbieten.The Brühgetränkeauslass 7 is on the one hand attached to the housing 3, that it moves vertically up or down and its height so that the height of a coffee cup to be placed below (not shown) can be adjusted. On the other hand, the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 about an axis R, which is parallel to the vertical orientation of the front side 5 of the housing 3, pivotally mounted. It can be pivoted from a first operating position above the shelf 17a to a second operating position above the shelf 17b, which is mounted slightly lower than the shelf 17a. In the first operating position of the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 from such coffee drinks, which are not refined by ingredients from the coffee machine, such as filter coffee. By the horizontal pivoting of the Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 on the shelf 17 b of Brühgetränkeauslass 7 is moved to the second operating position adjacent to the milk foam nozzle 9. In this position, such coffee drinks are issued, which provide an ingredient composition of coffee with milk foam. Because of the lower storage area 17b, in particular, a tall latte macchiato glass below the milk foam nozzle 9 are turned off and the milk beverage through the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 and the milk foam nozzle 9 milk foam at the same time or consecutively discharged into the latte macchiato glass. The coffee machine 1 can offer different types of coffee preparation according to predefined programs.

Der Kaffeevollautomat 1 ist zur Bewegung des Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 von der ersten Betriebsposition in die zweite Betriebsposition im Bereich der Aufhängung des Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 am Gehäuse 3 mit einem Aktuator, zum Beispiel in Form eines Elektromotors 19 ausgestattet. Der Elektromotor 19 führt dabei eine Drehbewegung um die Achse R aus. Seine Drehbewegung kann beispielsweise in Abhängigkeit von einer Getränkewahl gesteuert werden, die ein Benutzer mit Hilfe des Bedienelements 11 angibt. Dadurch, dass der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 mithilfe des Elektromotors 19 automatisch in die Betriebsposition geführt wird, in der gemäß der Getränkewahl eine Kaffeetasse stehen sollte, erhält ein Benutzer angezeigt, wohin er seine Tasse zur Befüllung stellen soll. Andere Möglichkeiten der Steuerung des Elektromotors 19 sind die durch eine direkte Anforderung des Benutzers am Bedienelement 11 oder in Abhängigkeit von der Erkennung einer Position einer Kaffeetasse.The coffee machine 1 is equipped to move the Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 from the first operating position to the second operating position in the region of the suspension of Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 on the housing 3 with an actuator, for example in the form of an electric motor 19. The electric motor 19 performs a rotational movement about the axis R. Its rotational movement can be controlled, for example, depending on a beverage choice that indicates a user using the control element 11. Characterized in that the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 is automatically guided by means of the electric motor 19 in the operating position in which should be in accordance with the beverage choice a coffee cup, a user is displayed, where he should put his cup for filling. Other ways of controlling the electric motor 19 are by a direct request of the user on the control element 11 or in response to the detection of a position of a coffee cup.

Der Elektromotor 19 kann bei geeigneter Positionierung im Kaffeevollautomaten 1 zusätzlich zur horizontalen Bewegung oder alternativ hierzu verwendet werden, den Brühgetränkeauslass 7 nach oben bzw. unten bewegen zu können, um die optimale Auslasshöhe in Bezug auf eine zu befüllende Kaffeetasse zu erzielen. Dies kann beispielsweise - bei einer Kombination von horizontaler und vertikaler Bewegung - durch Verwendung eines geeigneten Getriebes im Gehäuse 3 und/oder im Brühgetränkeauslass 7 realisiert sein. Statt des Elektromotors 19 kann auch ein zweiter Aktuator dazu dienen, die vertikale Verstellbarkeit des Brühgetränkeauslasses 7 zu ermöglichen.The electric motor 19 can be used with suitable positioning in the coffee machine 1 in addition to the horizontal movement or alternatively, to be able to move the Brühgetränkeauslass 7 up or down to achieve the optimum outlet height with respect to a coffee cup to be filled. This can for example - be realized by using a suitable transmission in the housing 3 and / or in Brühgetränkeauslass 7 - in a combination of horizontal and vertical movement. Instead of the electric motor 19, a second actuator may serve to enable the vertical adjustability of the Brühgetränkeauslasses 7.

Figur 2 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen Kaffeevollautomaten 1 gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform. Der Unterschied zur Ausführungsform in Figur 1 besteht darin, dass der Aktuator hier in Form einer Feder 21, nämlich einer Spiralfeder ausgebildet ist. Auch die Feder 21 bewirkt wie der Elektromotor 19 in der vorhergehenden Figur eine Drehbewegung um die Achse R, allerdings naturgemäß nur in eine Richtung, nämlich die von der dargestellten ersten Betriebsposition über der Abstellfläche 17a in die zweite Betriebsposition über der Abstellfläche 17b. In die Gegenrichtung hingegen wird der Brühgetränkeauslass 7 beispielsweise manuell bewegt, wodurch gleichzeitig die Feder 21 wieder vorgespannt und schließlich in einer Endposition, die mit der ersten Betriebsposition korrespondiert, verrastet. Ihre Entrastung bewirkt wiederum die bereits beschriebene Drehbewegung. FIG. 2 shows a coffee machine 1 according to the invention according to a second embodiment. The difference to the embodiment in FIG. 1 is that the actuator is designed here in the form of a spring 21, namely a coil spring. The spring 21 causes as the electric motor 19 in the previous figure, a rotational movement about the axis R, but of course only in one direction, namely from the illustrated first operating position on the shelf 17a in the second operating position on the shelf 17b. In the opposite direction, however, the Brühgetränkeauslass 7, for example, moved manually, whereby at the same time the spring 21 is biased again and finally locked in an end position corresponding to the first operating position. Their unlatching in turn causes the rotary motion already described.

Da es sich bei den vorhergehenden, detailliert beschriebenen Figuren um Ausführungsbeispiele handelt, können sie in üblicher Weise vom Fachmann in einem weiten Umfang modifiziert werden, ohne den Bereich der Erfindung zu verlassen. Insbesondere können auch die konkreten Ausgestaltungen des Brühgetränkeauslausses in anderer Form als in der hier beschriebenen erfolgen. Ebenso kann der Kaffeevollautomat in einer anderen Form ausgestaltet werden, wenn dies aus Platzgründen bzw. designerischen Gründen notwendig ist. Weiterhin schließt die Verwendung der unbestimmten Artikel "ein" bzw. "eine" nicht aus, dass die betreffenden Merkmale auch mehrfach vorhanden sein können.Since the preceding figures described in detail are exemplary embodiments, they can be modified in a customary manner by a person skilled in the art to a large extent, without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the concrete embodiments of the Brühgetränkeauslausses can take place in a different form from that described here. Likewise, the coffee machine can be configured in a different form, if this is necessary for reasons of space or designerischen reasons. Furthermore, the use of the indefinite article "on" or "one" does not exclude that the characteristics in question may also be present multiple times.

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  1. Coffee machine (1) with a housing (3) and a brewed drink outlet (7) which is arranged at a front side (5) of the housing (3) facing a user and which is horizontally and vertically movable between operating positions, characterised by an actuator (19, 21), which is coupled with the brewed drink outlet (7) and by which the brewed drink outlet (7) is adjustable from a first operating position into at least one second operating position in dependence on a control signal.
  2. Coffee machine according to claim 1, characterised by a horizontal mobility of the brewed drink outlet (7) between the operating positions.
  3. Coffee machine according to claim 2, characterised by a brewed drink outlet (7) pivotable about a vertical axis (R).
  4. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a recognition device for recognition of the operating positions of the brewed drink outlet (7).
  5. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a control of the actuator (19, 21) in dependence on a selected preparation function of the coffee machine.
  6. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a control of the actuator (19, 21) in dependence on a location and/or size of a coffee cup on a set-down surface (17a, 17b) of the coffee machine.
  7. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a control of the actuator (19, 21) in dependence on a user input.
  8. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a motorised, preferably an electric-motor-driven, actuator (19).
  9. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a spring-based actuator (21).
  10. Coffee machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by an actuator (19, 21) comprising a bimetallic element.
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